The Katalina’s Historia
Katalina’s, The Little Café with Lots of Local Goodness™, is happily (and hipsterly!) housed in a 100-year-old gas station. Katalina snagged this tiny old building and brought it back from the brink. This Dine Diva had a vision for a café, slinging local homemade food with attitude—but no pretense.
So she set out on a mission to turn what was once also an icehouse into a hot spot for breakfast, brunch and lunch. Armed with energy, drive and flea market finds, Katalina made the place come alive with friends, neighbors and local suppliers.
It soon became what it is today—a buzz-worthy locale where people line up for miles and enter with smiles for breakfast, brunch and
lunch—and Pancake Balls™, lots and lots of Pancake Balls™ (over a million to date, in fact)!
What started in Harrison West has now spread through the 614. Visit Katalina’s Too! in Clintonville and Katalina’s Tres in Bexley. You might even find some exclusive eats there, too!
Katalina Day
Katalina is owner Kathleen Day’s alter-ego…that quirky friend bursting with creativity and personality, always showing off her latest travel photos and recipe revelations. Katalina started cooking when she was just 9-years-old (starting with Julia Child’s recipes, of course) and deepened her love when she spent her early twenties cooking in France, starting in a tiny restaurant in Morzine and then as an assistant cook for a Countess in Paris. She brought her culinary chops back across the pond and became the Dine Diva we know and love today.
